
152 Origins of the American Revolution (Doing History Rev)
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The Hutchinson Biography
Professor Bailin: We can't understand the ideology of the American Revolution until we understand the views of the other side. He says Thomas Hutchinson was an intelligent, well-informed and rational man who lost out because he couldn't respond to passions that were closing his mind. "For all of his ability, [Hutchinson] was defeated totally," Professor Bailin says.
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